Listen to a song Lana Del Rey wrote for a new Elvis documentary

The singer released her latest album ‘Lust For Life‘ last July. In a four-star review, NME said: “‘Lust For Life’ deals with themes that’ll be familiar to Lana devotees; faded Hollywood glamour, skewed Americana and terrible love. But this time around, Lana is even more grandiose than usual, with lush, sweeping orchestration draped elegantly over each of the album’s 16 tracks.”

Del Rey shared the track on her Twitter page, along with a clip of the documentary. “My composition ‘Elvis’,” she wrote in the caption. “For the new film called ‘The King’ out now directed by Eugene Jarecki. Listen to ‘Elvis’ below.

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In The King, Jarecki drives across the United States in Presley’s 1963 Rolls Royce while the 2016 presidential election is taking place. The film examines the similarities between America becoming an empire and the star’s transformation into an icon.

Speaking to the Daily Star, Kane explained why he hadn’t used more of Del Rey’s work. “I wanted the new album to be wild, very lively,” he said. “Some of the songs I wrote were slow ballads – they were quite John Lennon-y. That includes other songs I wrote with Lana. I’m still proud of the songs, but they didn’t work for this album.”